SOCIAL PROGRESS INDICATORS ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY ORIENTED ON THE PRIORITIES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE (Analiz indykatoriv suspilnoho prohresu v konteksti derzhavnoi polityky, spriamovanoi na realizatsiiu priorytetiv sta

During the transition to the model of sustainable development the pursuit of aims of the social progress is of importance. On the basis of analysis of the 17 basic indicators, which are measuring the different aspects of public welfare and are used in international practice, a conclusion is done, that a major indicator, enabling to take effective decisions in relation to development of the whole social-ecological-economic system, is an integral indicator - 'genuine progress indicator' (GPI). GPI settles accounts in a number of countries of the world on national and regional levels. Taking into account the national features of statistical information, the calculation of GPI is carried out for Ukraine.